Rebels Brand Roosevelt Bill as Subterfuge
A Democratic rebellion against President Roosevelt's silver bill began in the Senate on Tuesday afternoon. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma warned that if passed, silver would lose money status, while Senator Huey Long tore the bill apart and denounced it as a coffin for silver legislation rather than remonetizing silver.
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Roosevelt urges silver at 25 percent of monetary base
President Roosevelt asks Congress to make silver 25 percent of the U S metallic currency base and moves toward an international monetary agreement. He cites talks with neighboring nations, a proposed price not over 50 cents an ounce, and a 50 percent tax on silver profits to fund the program. The plan favors international action to stabilize value and debt paying power.
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Capitol" Hill
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Roosevelt silver message to Congress 1934 Gold Reserve Act
The text released outlines Roosevelt's January 11 1934 recommendation to Congress which led to the Gold Reserve Act of 1934. It states the act vested custody of gold in the U S government and is continued on page 12.
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Streamlined mind and human progress in 1934 essay
The piece argues that air resistance shapes machines and suggests a parallel for humanity. It laments inertia and fear, praising a streamline mindset as key to rapid scientific and social advancement. It questions how education can rouse faster human progress.
Thalia Massie Returns From Italy Quiet In Jersey City
Thalia Fortescue Massie arrives in Jersey City from Italy amid a high profile Honolulu case. Speaking in monosyllables, she refuses to discuss the Genoa voyage incident or her divorce from Lieut. Thomas H. Massie as her father supervises media access and limits photographs.
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N. J
Thalia Fortescue Massie
Honolulu
Italy
Massie
Thomas H. Massie
Temporary Employee Fights Longevity at Post Office
Alfred Langley, 76, who has served 61 years as a temporary postal worker, contends his position should be permanent. He receives only a government gratuity, not a pension.
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London
Post Office
Alfred Langley
Dillinger Death Claim Fed by Frechette Aide
Louis Piquette, attorney for Evelyn Frechette, said Dillinger may be dead after a clash with South St. Paul police. He linked the bloodstained car to the outlaw and noted the federal jury delaying verdicts while Frechette and two others face trial for harboring Dillinger.
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Kiss Frechette
Clayton May
Minneapolis
Augusta Salt
Miss Frechette
Roosevelt 13 listed by Howe as a dictator
Amarillo editor Gene Howe surveyed advisers and called President Roosevelt a dictator in effect, claiming Roosevelt has complete mastery of the nation while listing Eleanor Roosevelt Frances Perkins Cordell Hull Henry Wallace Harold Ickes and others as key aides. He criticized the cabinet as mediocre and said the brain trust is not very brainy.
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Patterson Blames Gov Herring For Empty Treasury
In Mount Pleasant AP dispatch Republican lieutenant governorship candidate George W Patterson accused Governor Herring of causing an empty state treasury in 1933 by opposing tax revision in the last legislative session. He blamed the delay for the crisis and criticized the two percent sales tax as harmful to consumers and a repudiation of Roosevelt era aims to restore buying power.
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Roosevelt
Redmond Chosen State Deputy of Knights of Columbus
Dr W H Redmond was unanimously chosen state deputy of the eleventh district by delegates at the 33rd state convention at the Roosevelt hotel. He succeeds Greg A Figge and will assume July 1, with both men delegates to the Detroit supreme convention in August.
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Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus
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Des Moines
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Keokuk
J. M. Kelly
Washington
Supreme Convention
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Ottumwa
Tom White
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C. A. Bruce
Ames
W. L. “Sam" Stochl
Thomas Threatens Suit After Arrest At Taylorville, Ill.
Norman Thomas, socialist party presidential candidate in 1932, planned to sue after arrest on the Taylorville courthouse lawn. He alleges assault and false arrest after deputies dispersed his crowd with tear gas. Anderson, aiding his speech, was also detained.
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Anderson Akewilse
Jack Reynolds Faces Murder Trial in Cincinnati
Cedar Rapids star Jack Reynolds, once welterweight champion of the National Wrestling Association, is on trial in Cincinnati, Ohio, for second degree murder over a March 11 brawl that killed James Meyers and Phillip Citron. His wife and friend David Polinsky are charged in the same case. jurors were sequestered after one day of testimony.
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Cincinnati
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Phillip Citron
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David Polinsky
Ohio
Evelyn Frechette Case Goes To Jury
ST PAUL AP The Evelyn Frechette conspiracy case against Dr Clayton E May and Mrs Augusta Salt to harbor John Dillinger was sent to a federal district court jury at 12 10 p m Tuesday for deliberation.
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Abolition Demands Hit NRA in Congress Debate
Washington (UP) Lawmakers pressed for abolition of the NRA and charged Administrator Hugh S. Johnson with intemperate arrogance as the Darrow board report polarized the controversy. Rep. Fred A. Britten introduced a resolution for a House investigation to prevent Roosevelt from abolishing the NRA board before adjournment, while Sen. Nye urged congressional action. Nye called the NRA a bird of prey for the masses and urged caution over the Darrow-Thompson report. Johnson outlined changes as he sought to salvage the program, proposing regional codes for service trades and creating a single advisory council to replace separate code reports.
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Gerard Agrees Only One Man Rules Now
James W. Gerard, once claiming fifty men ran the United States, now says there is just one boss Franklin D. Roosevelt. In a Tuesday interview the former ambassador to Germany said the country needs definite strong leadership and that Roosevelt holds the reins, though he sees no dictatorship.
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Minneapolis Strike Turns Violent as Deputy Killed
A week-long truck drivers strike in Minneapolis ended in chaos as about 5,000 rioters clashed in the market district. Ambulances rushed the injured while Gov. Olson and lawmen negotiated a truce. C Arthur Lyman of American Ball Company was killed during the melee. The accord barred trucks, closed the market, and set police off Strike duty for 24 hours after a regional labor board decision.
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New Chicago to Cedar Rapids Train Service Named The Chicagoan
The Chicago and North Western Railway will launch a new Chicago to Cedar Rapids train next Sunday May 27. Eastbound Cedar Rapids to Chicago departs 9 00 a m arrives 2 10 p m with stops at Stanwood and Clarence. Westbound Chicago to Cedar Rapids departs 6 05 p m arrives 11 25 p m with intermediate stops including Oak Park Geneva DeKalb Rochelle Dixon Sterling Morrison Clinton DeWitt Mount Vernon.
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DeWitt
Mount Vernon
The
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Roosevelts plan for silver purchase and NRA debate
President Roosevelt urged a silver purchase program while a new bill implements his plan. Senator Nye cited the Darrow NRA report to argue government fosters monopoly. Representative Britten proposed a congressional probe to decide if NRA should be abolished. House committees approved authority for Roosevelt to curb munitions flow to South America. The Senate again blocked states from voting on amending the constitution to abolish the electoral college. House delays stalled a 440 million loan to industry. The FTC heard Henry L. Doherty largely controls Cities Service with less than one thirtieth stock. Administration housing policy drew banker support and United States Building and Loan League criticism. Roosevelt discussed war debts with Undersecretary Phillips and planned a congressional message.
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Nye
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Federal Trade Commission
Henry L. Doherty
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Philips
Congress
House Set to Vote on $440 Million Industry Aid Bill
Washington Ins says the House adopted a two hour debate limit and was expected to approve the 440 million dollar direct loan to industry bill late Tuesday.
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Train Crash Kills Fifteen at Yugoslav Wedding
A Zagreb Belgrade express derailed into a wedding procession near Brod Yugoslavia killing fifteen including the bride and groom. Rescue teams searched the wreckage as grieving families awaited news.
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Tuesday's Major League Results
National League games featured St Louis and New York in a 7 to 2 finish, while Boston fell to Cleveland 4 to 1 after a rain end. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia split. Chicago beat Brooklyn 4 to 5 in a late tilt. Destinations and pitcher details include Derringer, Lombardi, Mungo, and Padden among others.
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Rush By Plane To Save Chicagoan Ill On Ship In Pacific
A U S navy seaplane with medical officers and supplies was ordered to dawn takeoff to the Galapagos Islands to aid William A. Robinson of Chicago who is critically ill aboard a vessel in the Pacific. He is reported stricken and in urgent need of help as the mission proceeds.
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Navy approves service plane for Galapagos flight
The Navy Department in Washington approved a 400 mile over water hop to Tees Cove Galapagos using a service plane. The crew includes Lieut. Com. Rollow Hutchinson with naval surgeon and assistant Lieut. Oscar Yarbrough and Pharmacist's Mate Sumpter. An appeal from Robinson reported he was stricken Sunday. Accompanying him are his wife Mrs Florence Crane Robinson, daughter of a Chicago plumbing supplier, and cousin Daniel T. West.
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Sumpter
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Florence Crane Robinson
Chicago
Daniel T. West
Dillinger Blamed In 14 Killings Since Parole Year Ago
One year after parole, John Dillinger is pursued by 5,000 agents across the Midwest. He is blamed for fourteen killings and loot exceeding 250,000 dollars. Mooresville townspeople urged his release, yet within a week he resumed his crime spree.
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J. W. Williams
Mooresville
Three East Indian Doctors Accused Of Murder With Germs
Calcutta India Tuesday three prominent physicians Dr S P Bhattacharya Dr D R Dhar and Dr T N Bhattacharya were held for trial by the high court on charges they murdered wealthy landowner Amarendra Pande by infection with germs after an initial murder attempt.
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India
High Court
Amarendra Pande
S. P. Bhattacharya
D. R. Dhar
T. N. Bhattacharle
Byrd To Endure Coldest Spot Ever For Weather Study
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd faced isolation at a remote Antarctic camp 130 miles from the main base for a winter of meteorological studies. He warned this outpost could become the coldest inhabited place on earth as he prepared to endure extreme conditions.
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Little America
Antarctica
Mackay Radio
Richard E. Byrd
Water Tank Drops Through Seven-Story Building
A 40 000 gallon tank toppled from a seven story Oakley building in Chicago and plunged through five floors of offices. Three people were killed and about a dozen injured as the steel tank crashed through desks and flooded upper floors. Officials said the disaster had no precedent locally and causes remain unknown.
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Building Tank Collapse Causes Sparks Chaos
A tank failure toppled at a factory, showering glass and dust as fire and rescue crews searched debris. Witness Nelda Lanke described a crashing tremor while others recounted escaping seven stories to the ground. Coroner officials opened an inquiry after a January inspection deemed the building safe, leaving the cause uncertain.
Swift & Co Sued for Six Million Under Antitrust Act
New York dispatch reports Hansen Packing of Butte Montana filed a federal suit naming Swift and Company packers as violators of the Sherman and Clayton acts. The action seeks six million dollars, alleging Swift has tried to monopolize the Butte market since 1931 by cutting prices below cost.
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Hansen Packing Company
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Hansen Company
Swift
Earthquake Recorded at Fordham Seismograph Station
A moderate earthquake was recorded Tuesday at Fordham University seismograph station with two shocks at 6 11 am and 6 19 am Eastern Standard Time. The direction was undetermined.
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Fordham University
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